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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Fernando Mendoza, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hurst. The Nowakowski reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Thieneman at slot 36 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They will replay D'Angelo Ponds at Round 3, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
They barely believed it either: Daylen Everette still on the board at the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in No. 117 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
A quiet steal in pick No. 134: Gracen Halton for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Reggie Virgil
Value with a capital V on Reggie Virgil in the 175th overall pick, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick 185 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A conviction pick on Kaelon Black at the 208th pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Keyshaun Elliott at pick No. 219 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.